center of kyiv alongside the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, and what they say will be an unequivocal show support and we should point out that poland, czech republic, and slovenia all of them members of nato. as i say, hard to overestimate the significance of three new leaders being here in the capital of ukraine to show their support for the ukrainian people. bill: thank you. nice to see you today in western ukraine. julie: as russia continues its assault on ukraine, the united nations secretary general says the nightmare scenario of nuclear war cannot be ruled out. raising the alert of russian nuclear forces is a bone chilling development. the prospect of nuclear conflict was unthinkable and it is now back within the realm of possibility. julie: despite potent provocation, u.s. officials saye
switch today. speak of raising the alert of russian nuclear forces is a bone chilling development. the prospect of nuclear development wasn t so unthinkable is now back within the realm of possibility.
toneio is raising a different alarm. it is a bone chilling development. the prospect of nuclear conflict once unthinkable is now within the realm of possibility. within the realm of possible. joining us to discuss, the former deputy secretary general of nato from 2016 to 2019. former undersecretary for arms control and international security at the u.s. state department. thank you for joining us. you negotiated the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty between the u.s. and russia. having negotiated extensively with russia, do you think russia s goal here, putin talking about nuclear weapons, et cetera, is simply to scare people? or do you think putin and others might be seriously considering deploying nuclear weapons? i think that they have taken steps to rattle the nuclear sabre, really. and part of it is to scare people. to make the world know that they are deadly serious in their
nuclear forces is a bone chilling development. the prospect of nuclear conflict once unthinkable is now back in the realm of possibility. the security and safety of nuclear facilities must also be preserved. it s time to stop the order en unleashed on the people of ukraine and get on the way of peace. john: he has said look, i have nuclear weapons, and combat readiness, and you have nuclear weapons areas all through russia, it s a short hop over here to europe, down to turkey, over even into far western europe and then intercontinental ballistic missile could hit the united states. what do you think the likelihood he would do that is? i don t blame the u.n. secretary general taking it seriously that the readiness of the russia nuclear arsenal has been increased and take very
placing energy security, climate action and the entire global economy at the action and the entire global economy at the mercy of geopolitics. finally, at the mercy of geopolitics. finally, further escalation of the war, finally, further escalation of the war, whether by accident or design, threatens war, whether by accident or design, threatens all of humanity. raising the alert threatens all of humanity. raising the alert of russian nuclear forces is a bone the alert of russian nuclear forces is a bone chilling development. the prospect is a bone chilling development. the prospect of is a bone chilling development. the prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm unthinkable, is now back within the realm of unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility. the security and safety realm of possibility. the security and safety of nuclear facilities must and safety of nuclear facilities must also be preserved. it is time to stop